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The Secret of Casa Grande

The Secret of Casa Grande by Helen Randolph is available here as the complete text, split into 618 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Helen Randolph17 chapters

The Secret of Casa Grande Mexican Mystery Stories #1 by Helen Randolph. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #44059.

17 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 17 chapters

Course Syllabus

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The Secret of Casa Grande

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  1. Chapter I 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II The Search Begins 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III A New Discovery 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Jo Ann’s Secret Quest 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Siesta Hour 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Jo Ann’s Predicament 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII The Señor’s Library 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX The Sealed Door 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Through the Mysterious Window 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI The Hastily Planned Merienda 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Florence’s Surprise 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Into the Unknown 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Ghostly Figures 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV The Black Box 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI More Precious Than Jewels 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII The Señor’s Story 22 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Secret of Casa Grande by Helen Randolph carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #44059, divided into 17 chapters and 618 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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The Secret of Casa Grande is presented in 17 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Secret of Casa Grande as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 618 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The sections are gathered into 17 chapters.

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Every sentence of The Secret of Casa Grande can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.

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Common questions about reading The Secret of Casa Grande by Helen Randolph on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Secret of Casa Grande?

Yes. All 3086 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #44059 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Secret of Casa Grande is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #44059, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Secret of Casa Grande take to read?

About 257 minutes of reading across 618 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Secret of Casa Grande section by section

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Vocabulary met early in The Secret of Casa Grande

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Secret of Casa Grande, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Mexican
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Mystery
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Series
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Helen
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